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-rw-r--r--system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml23
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
index 893398b71b..75486488e9 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ lists:keysearch(Name, 1, List)</code>
handle(Msg, State)
spawn(m, init, [])</code>
<p><em>Examples</em> where <c>ExprF</c> is a fun:</p>
- <code type="none">
-Fun1 = fun(X) -> X+1 end
-Fun1(3)
-=> 4
-
-fun lists:append/2([1,2], [3,4])
-=> [1,2,3,4]</code>
+ <pre>
+1> <input>Fun1 = fun(X) -> X+1 end,</input>
+<input>Fun1(3).</input>
+4
+2> <input>fun lists:append/2([1,2], [3,4]).</input>
+[1,2,3,4]
+3> </pre>
<p>Notice that when calling a local function, there is a difference
between using the implicitly or fully qualified function name.
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ M4 = M3#{a := 2, b := 3}. % 'a' and 'b' was added in `M1` and `M2`.</code>
</p>
<list>
<item><p>A <c>badmatch</c> exception.</p>
- <p>This is if it is used in the context of the matching operator
+ <p>This is if it is used in the context of the match operator
as in the example.</p>
</item>
<item><p>Or resulting in the next clause being tested in function heads and
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ Ei = Value |
<p>Used in a bit string construction, <c>Value</c> is an expression
that is to evaluate to an integer, float, or bit string. If the
expression is not a single literal or variable, it
- is to be enclosed in parenthesis.</p>
+ is to be enclosed in parentheses.</p>
<p>Used in a bit string matching, <c>Value</c> must be a variable,
or an integer, float, or string.</p>
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ catch Expr</code>
{'EXIT',{badarith,[...]}}</pre>
<p>Notice that <c>catch</c> has low precedence and catch
subexpressions often needs to be enclosed in a block
- expression or in parenthesis:</p>
+ expression or in parentheses:</p>
<pre>
3> <input>A = catch 1+2.</input>
** 1: syntax error before: 'catch' **
@@ -1556,9 +1556,11 @@ end</pre>
<p>Bit string comprehensions are written with
the following syntax:</p>
<pre>
-&lt;&lt; BitString || Qualifier1,...,QualifierN &gt;&gt;</pre>
- <p>Here, <c>BitString</c> is a bit string expression and each
- <c>Qualifier</c> is either a generator, a bit string generator or a filter.</p>
+&lt;&lt; BitStringExpr || Qualifier1,...,QualifierN &gt;&gt;</pre>
+ <p><c>BitStringExpr</c> is an expression that evalutes to a bit
+ string. If <c>BitStringExpr</c> is a function call, it must be
+ enclosed in parentheses. Each <c>Qualifier</c> is either a
+ generator, a bit string generator or a filter.</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>A <em>generator</em> is written as: <br></br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<c><![CDATA[Pattern <- ListExpr]]></c>. <br></br>
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml
index 3b1f72e5d6..42ea639b54 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ bar(X) ->
<item>The current line number.</item>
<tag><c>?MACHINE</c>.</tag>
<item>The machine name, <c>'BEAM'</c>.</item>
+ <tag><c>?FUNCTION_NAME</c></tag>
+ <item>The name of the current function.</item>
+ <tag><c>?FUNCTION_ARITY</c></tag>
+ <item>The arity (number of arguments) for the current function.</item>
</taglist>
</section>
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml
index 22627058c1..c5d24a96b5 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<chapter>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2003</year><year>2015</year>
+ <year>2003</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
<p>
For integers and atoms, it is allowed for singleton types; for example,
the integers
- <c>-1</c> and <c>42</c>, or the atoms <c>'foo'</c> and <c>'bar'</c>).
+ <c>-1</c> and <c>42</c>, or the atoms <c>'foo'</c> and <c>'bar'</c>.
All other types are built using unions of either predefined
types or singleton types. In a type union between a type and one
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@
Union :: Type1 | Type2
]]></pre>
<p>
- The general form of bitstrings is <c>&lt;&lt;_:M, _:_*N&gt;&gt;</c>,
+ The general form of bit strings is <c>&lt;&lt;_:M, _:_*N&gt;&gt;</c>,
where <c>M</c> and <c>N</c> are positive integers. It denotes a
- bitstring that is <c>M + (k*N)</c> bits long (that is, a bitstring that
+ bit string that is <c>M + (k*N)</c> bits long (that is, a bit string that
starts with <c>M</c> bits and continues with <c>k</c> segments of
<c>N</c> bits each, where <c>k</c> is also a positive integer).
The notations <c>&lt;&lt;_:_*N&gt;&gt;</c>, <c>&lt;&lt;_:M&gt;&gt;</c>,
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@
</p>
<pre> -spec id(X) -> X when X :: tuple().</pre>
<p>
- Currently, the <c>::</c> constraint (read as <c>is_subtype</c>) is
+ Currently, the <c>::</c> constraint
+ (read as &laquo;is a subtype of&raquo;) is
the only guard constraint that can be used in the <c>'when'</c>
part of a <c>'-spec'</c> attribute.
</p>
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@
<em>the same</em> tuple.
</p>
<p>
- However, it is up to the tools that process the specificationss
+ However, it is up to the tools that process the specifications
to choose whether to take this extra information into account
or not.
</p>
@@ -529,16 +530,6 @@
<pre>
-spec foo({X, integer()}) -> X when X :: atom()
; ([Y]) -> Y when Y :: number().</pre>
- <note>
- <p>
- For backwards compatibility the following form is also allowed:
- </p>
- <pre> -spec id(X) -> X when is_subtype(X, tuple()).</pre>
- <p>
- but its use is discouraged. It will be removed in a future
- Erlang/OTP release.
- </p>
- </note>
<p>
Some functions in Erlang are not meant to return;
either because they define servers or because they are used to